Carson Brown beats Bristol; Tristan McKee takes the ARCA East Series championship in the top 200 at Busch Thursday night.
BRISTOL, TN. – Thursday’s Top 200 Hours of Busch Bristol Motor Speedway It was a banner night for the Pinnacle Racing Group.
Carson Brown wins at Bristol
Not only did Tristan McKee deliver the ARCA Menards Series East championship to PRG, but Carson Brown led the organization to Victory Lane. Although he led every lap from the pole, Brown admitted it was a tough task maintaining the lead while navigating countless lapped cars.
“Honestly, (it’s) pretty high,” Brown said. “(My spotter) Derek Kneeland was working his butt on the tower, it was just my other point of view. It was tough, but I’m glad I was able to make it to Victory Lane for these guys.”
Brown’s victory was the third of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season and the second that saw him go wire-to-wire. He has accomplished the feat before in March at Phoenix Raceway; Brown’s first start on the ARCA Menards Series platform.
Tristan McKee takes home the ARCA East Championship
As Brown walked away with a dominant victory, McKee was able to build enough of a lead over Max Reaves on the track to lock up the Eastern Series title. McKee’s stellar 2026 campaign includes four Eastern Series checkered flags as well as an ARCA Menards Series independent national win. at Madison International Speedway.
Caden Honeycutt followed Brown and McKee in the running order as he nearly finished second. Reaves’ bid for the Eastern Series title ended with a fourth-place finish, while reigning Eastern Series champion Isaac Kitzmiller rounded out the top five.
Rounding out the rest of the top ten are Jake Bollman, Jade Avetisyan, Andy Yankowiak, Thomas Annunziata and Taylor Mayhew.
Tristan McKee leads Max Reaves by three points. In third place is Isaac Kitzmiller (-20), while Craig Pellegrini (-71) and Jackson McLaren (-93) round out the top five.
Jake Bollman leads Thomas Annunziata by 16 points in the ARCA standings. Isabella Robusto (-146) is third, with Jason Kitzmiller (-175) and Takuma Koga (-202) rounding out the top five.
Next
Although the ARCA Menards Series East season is over, one race remains for the national ARCA Menards Series. It takes place next Friday at Kansas Speedway at 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. FS1 will televise the season-ending Menards 150 live.
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